New York Times By Stephanie Strom Whole Foods Market, the grocery chain, on Friday became the first retailer in the United States to require labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores, a move that some experts said could radically alter the food industry. A. C. Gallo, president of Whole Foods, said the… Read more »
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YOUR MOVE: Protect Your Access to Authentic Food and Our Farmer-Heroes
Hello, Like every public interest charity we depend on the generosity of our members at the end of the year to carry out our mission. The Cornucopia Institute is at the center of the good food movement. We are dedicated to preserving opportunity for family famers to raise, grow and produce the authentic, nutrient dense… Read more »
Giving Tuesday Reminder: Protect Your Access to Authentic Food and Our Farmer-Heroes
Like every public interest charity we depend on the generosity of our members at the end of the year to carry out our mission. The Cornucopia Institute is at the center of the good food movement. We are dedicated to preserving opportunity for family farmers to raise, grow and produce the authentic, nutrient dense food… Read more »
Nature’s Path Founders Call for More Prop 37 Donations
Natural Foods Merchandiser By Christine Kapperman Through poetry, story and even song, Arran and Ratana Stephens shared the tale of Nature’s Path Foods— from prayer to politics—to a room packed with natural industry representatives in Boulder, Colo., Thursday evening. Arran opened with his favorite words, as he recalled the company’s roots: “I started alone on… Read more »
Federal Judge Halts Planting of Commercialized Genetically-Altered Crop
Judge Orders Complete Environmental Review of Monsanto’s Gene-Altered Alfalfa San Francisco, CA — A Federal judge ruled on May 3 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) 2005 approval of Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) “Roundup Ready” alfalfa was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer called on USDA to ban any further planting of the GE seed until… Read more »
eNews 10.11.14: Pro-GMO Organic Brands “Outed,” Eating Nanoparticles?, Cornucopia = Corporate/Governmental Watchdog (No Public Funding), and More
Oregon Farmers File Suit to Prevent Destructive Canola Planting in Willamette Valley
Center for Food Safety Groups and producers take action to halt threat to the state’s vital seed production and organic industry Today, in an effort to stop the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) from an unprecedented expansion of industrial, genetically engineered canola production into the boundaries in the Willamette Valley, Friends of Family Farmers (FoFF),… Read more »
The Future of Chocolate
Unwrap the world of chocolate and things aren’t always sweet. The cacao plant’s legacy is ancient and complex, while the business surrounding it is bitter, messy, and even ruthless. Its future, meanwhile, is both exciting and uncertain. honeycolony.com By Maryam Henein Back in the Mayan age, around 1100 BCE, cacao was recognized as a “super”… Read more »
The Organic Conversation Begins Anew (again)
GreenMoneyJournal.com By Bob Scowcroft Consider the word “organic.” I suspect that readers of this journal would conjure up an incredibly wide range of images. Maybe it was the restaurant patronized last night. How about nutritionally superior and locally farmed produce? Others might find themselves going right to what their youthful consumption of heavily processed, pesticide… Read more »
The Clear Choice to Protect Children’s Health: Organic Food
Report Cites Scientific Evidence Making a Compelling Case for Organic Diet Click here to read the report The Cornucopia Institute released a report today making the compelling case for protecting children’s health and development by choosing organic foods over their conventional, chemically grown and produced counterparts. The report, Protecting Children’s Health: Choosing Organic Food to… Read more »
